Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card From Sephora!

WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Candee702! Congratulations, Candee! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

Hi there! Nice to see you this morning. Tabs and I (and these three bears) are out here freezing our tails off today. It dropped down into the upper 20s last night, and it’s barely above freezing right now. Late last night I covered our one citrus tree with a big bed sheet to hopefully keep it a little warmer.

Not much new to report. I’m having some toast for breakfast, and then I’m gonna hop on the treadmill for a spell. After that, who knows? The sky’s the limit! 🙂

Hope you have a great Saturday (don’t forget to enter this weekend’s giveaway), and I’ll touch base again soon.

What folks are saying…

“What a lovely surprise it was to see your announcement (after completing one of many exams/papers/projects I have this crazy week)! The eCard will definitely ease expenses for this broke, beauty-obsessed college student. Thank you, Karen and Tabs!!”-Katie

“Thanks so much, Karen. Just in case you were wondering what I got with it, I decided to go with the Clarisonic Mia–I’ve been wanting it for years now, but have never purchased it because of the price. Your eCard helped me finally buy it! I look forward to using it. Thanks again!”-Jane

“Shut the front door! OMG Karen, you have made my day. 🙂 I’m sick in bed with the flu and this has just cheered me up immensely!!!!!!!! BTW, I’m the one that sent you that pic of my pug in a wig a few weeks back LOL! Thanks again, honestly, I’m beyond giddy right now.”-Angel

“Thank you SO much Karen! OMG! Wishes really do come true! I can’t believe I won! You have no idea how much this will help me through the holidays. I’ve been an avid fan of your blog for the past two years. Your witty and creative entries, informative makeup information, and beautiful photos have kept me hooked. I look forward to more of it. Goodness, you’ve
seriously just made my week and it’s only Tuesday night!”-Zharlynne

“Oh my goodness! Thank you so much Karen (and Tabs, of course)! I really appreciate this! I’d been eyeing the Anastasia brow pencil in Strawburn to match my red hair!”-Chelsea (and Jiji the kitten and Quincy the bunny)

“Hi Karen. Thank you so much, I’m so excited, I’ve never won anything before. My name is Hana … I just turned 25 (today is my birthday!) Yay! Thank you.”-Hana

One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).

There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, who’s your favorite comic book character? What was your favorite fable or fairy tale growing up? Can you do your makeup without looking in a mirror? Have you ever had a job that allowed you to bring your pets to work? What’s your favorite brand of nail polish? How do you feel about nail art? Best store to shop for makeup (but not necessarily buy)? — you get the idea.

Second, you can enter by following me on Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:

Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/10pz6Vj

The deadline to enter is Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 11:59PM (PT).

Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.

A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.

Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).

Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.

Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.

The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.

Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Candee702! Congratulations, Candee! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card From Sephora! / Originally published January 12th, 2013

I definitely loved Cinderella 🙂 I was a sucker for pretty dresses and handsome men. I cannot do my makeup without a mirror, I can barely do it with a mirror. I love Zoya. My favorite favorite brand ever. They have wonderful shades and a really long wear time. I love just browsing Sephora. They have so many things that you can just walk around for like an hour playing 🙂

I really love your blog, Karen – I always check here first before I buy any beauty product I’m considering. I love the old standby beauty stops like Sephora, but I’ve found that Target is great for cheap finds! Although honestly, the place I shop most often for beauty products is in magazines!

My fav beauty stores is Sephora. My sister and I try to make dates as often as our crazy
Schedule allow us to go there; sometimes we shop, others we just try samples of products we have read reviews about and want to see if it will work for our troubled skin or a new collection from a line. Have a lovely weekend and keep up the good work, Loveeee your blog 🙂

I think nail art can be very technically impressive, but I just can’t see myself actually wearing the more complex designs in my daily life. The craziest I’d go would be, like, different colored tips or a chevron or stripe. No tiny portraits of The Avengers for me!

I work as a therapist in a nursing home and a lot of the administrative employees bring their dogs to work – even some of the nurses. I am a huge animal lover, but I think it’s kind of weird. One nurse even rigged up a blanket to put around her neck so her mini Chihuahua can snuggle in it.

I WISH I had a job that let me bring my pets to work… I swear, I’m like a helicopter mom when it comes to my dogs. I hug and kiss them each before I leave and tell them to be good boys and take care of each other. While I’m at work, I text my boyfriend to tell them I love them. Everyone thinks I’m nuts. 😛Audrey C. recently posted … Revlon Whimsical NOTD

I can’t believe this is real! I am just now learning to do my make-up correctly and having a lot of trouble! I’m not sure what products, brushes, etc. to use. Winning this would be such a great start! I’m in dire need.

Hmm. Bring my pet to work? No, but because I can’t have a dog due to my current living situation I started working as a dog walker. All of the fun, none of the work, daily exercise, and I get paid too.

I’ve been doing pretty good working out so far this year. I’ve been doing about 5 days a week. I’m planning to keep that up until I reach my goal. Lets hope work (that I have to do at home) doesn’t get in the way.

I quite like Essie, but I must say, recently my favorite nail polish brand is Sally Hansen, especially their Complete Salon Manicure. I’ve been wearing my nails in 404 Greige Gardens for over two weeks now and only the tips of my nails are showing wear. But chipping? None so far! I type on a keyboard all day and wash my hands at least ten times while I’m at work, and so far, I’m quite amazed! My co-workers even thought I went to a nail salon to do them. Maybe it’s my Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Top Coat that’s taking all the brunt, but I’m impressed so far!

Today I went to my Nordstrom in hope is finding a concealer since I don’t have a Sephora that close and would rather not buy a Concealer over the internet. When I got there I saw that they where having an event so bonus! Sadly I didn’t like how the corrector and concealer looked on me but I did pick up their concealer stick (:

My favorite fairy tale as a kid was “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”. However, since I’m ethnically German, I was read a lot of German fairy tales. It’s pretty much a rule that they’re all frightening. I was read Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales and “Max und Moritz”, but the worst book by far was “Der Struwwelpeter”. I still scream when I see that book.

My favorite makeup discovery now is Dior Addict Lip Glow. It has kept my lips from becoming more dry and chapped this winter. Am a recent reader of your blog and just love all of your product reviews. You do an awesome job !!

My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella, it shows even if you don’t have anything at all, you can still live a happy life and appreciate everything you have & the whole movie has wonderful meanings to it. I love the movie and everything about it. 🙂 & my favorite brand of nail polish is Essie. Only have 2 but they are my favorite by far. Thank you for being so kind by doing this giveaway!

I’m tipsy thanks to this Niner game but I am still lucid enough to remember this contest. You should really try the new Sephora metallic eyeshadow. You would swear it’s a name brand eyeshadow, and not a store brand.

Well, I am able to bring my fuzzy kitties to work, sort of, because I telecommute. It’s always fun when I’m on my work phone and one of my little women meow very loudly causing my coworker asks me if they heard a cat. Even better- speaking with someone outside of the office!

Hi Karen, today I visited the national museum (Te Papa) in Wellington New Zealand. We took photos in front of the trolls from the Hobbit. It was heaps of fun. Hope you’re having an equally enchanting weekend xx

Fave nail polish brand- Estee Lauder. Fairy tales- love them all! Still love mythology, fairy tales, folk tales. I collect them and have loads of them on my shelf. Fave places to shop for makeup- sephora(but I wish they’d turn down the music!) and ulta. Love nail art but can’t stand feeling anything but smooth on my own nails. Could never handle the 3-d. but I like looking at other people’s 3D nails. thanks for the contest

Today, I drove to two different Targets to find a specific L’Oreal primer because I have a $2 off coupon for it. Sadly, it was not in stock at either store, and I have no idea when it will be restocked 🙁

I would have to say that I love all the Disney fairy tales but my all time favorite is Sleeping Beauty, I love the fairies, the story and the little animal characters in the film. I have a son who is 5 who is a boy boy and doesn’t care about fairy tales but wheni found out i was having a girl with my next child i was so excited to be able to fun girl things with her. she is now 2 years old and loves dressing like a princess and loves fake makeup.

My favourite brand of polish is Etude, especially their wide variety of glitter polishes. But I’m currently really loving nail stickers- both the decorative ones you can put on top of polish or the full nail sets. My students really enjoy looking at them while I grade their activity books. Looking at 3D nail art makes my fingers feel really uncomfortable, though! It looks heavy and awkward.

Hi Karen! I’ve been a bit of a slacker in the makeup dept recently, but I did magically find this st ives face moisturizer I used to love that they don’t sell in Cali while I was on a road trip in Louisiana! And I’m currently on the hunt for a good orange blush!

I just finished watching QVC and spent way more than I thought I would on Mally beauty. Cross your fingers that I chose the right foundation color! That is always distressing when you shop online. Which color am I? It took lots of comparing and I am still not confident on my choice.

Hi Karen, big fan of your blog! So were here in Sacramento, celebrating my birthday!! We just went to the punchline comedy club to see Aries Spears, he was awesome. Tomorrow I plan on going to the mall to sephora to pick up my birthday Present!!! Can’t wait ðŸŽ‚

Yay for Karen’s Saturday giveaways! I am about to go out with my mom for dinner tonight, while all the men (have to) stay in 😀 What are you up to today, Karen?Kiss & Make-up recently posted … Blog break: big changes in 2013!

What a great Saturday! I completed my first long run in my half marathon training program. It was freezing but I did it! 50 minutes, 6 miles and no stopping. I might just have to reward myself with the Zella gathered tote you rave about! 🙂

I can do my lipstick without looking in a mirror most of the time, but everything else I need a mirror for. Even something translucent like eyeshadow primer can go completely haywire if I don’t have a mirror!

I sometimes do my makeup without looking in the mirror. I have to admit though that I do get to work and I sometimes overdo it on the blush, eek.Lisa @ Lisa Living Well recently posted … What I’m Reading Lately–January 13th

I want a job that would let me bring my pet to work. My ultimate goal is to have a trained therapy dog and work as a victim advocate for a prosecutor’s office. That way, my dog could bring comfort to those testifying on stand. It’s been catching on in cities across the U.S. so there’s hope yet!

Has anyone seen the full Nicole OPI Modern Family collection in stores?! I’ve been searching everywhere for Stand By Your Manny, but my local Ulta and Target only have half the collection! I need that blue for spring pedicures!

I just got two new China Glaze nail polishes in the mail yesterday! Ruby Pumps and For Audrey–they came in really small packages. My sister tried guessing what they were before I opened them up: clothes, makeup,….illegal drugs. Lol 😀 Loving Ruby Pumps though! SUCH A PRETTY COLOR!!

While I’m definitely an OPI fanatic, I feel like Sally Hansen has been upping their game and coming out with great colors in awesome formulas with staying power…so I’ve found myself opting to spend the $2-4 per bottle vs $8-9 for OPI.

Batman has to be my all-time favorite comic book character/superhero. I wear a necklace of the bat signal on most days. 🙂 My last job in a lawyer’s office had two kitties and a dog running around all the time!

Best store to shop for makeup (but not necessarily buy)? Best stores for me to shop are Ulta and Sephore. 😀

Batman! (ingenuity over super-powers), Cinderella (and the under-rated fairy godmother), can’t even imagine trying to put on makeup without a mirror, interesting thought…people commuting with their pets 🙂 but have never had such a job.

I’m too lazy to do my nails, plus I have to type a lot. I like Sephora, if only because they let you browse as long as you like, and carry a multitude of brands. The points system and samples are pretty cool as well.Colleen recently posted … Happy Friday! …a song which needs no introduction:

Hi Karen
Have tweeted the competition and I put on lipstick without looking.Just kind of feel around LOL and it looks fine.Also when at the the robots,touch up my lipstick and put on hand cream.
So hot here today in Cape Town ,South Africa

Currently I’m on a month long no buy, but may have to extend it to two months due to vet bills. So of course I’m torturing myself by reading your blog! It is fun to build my wish list while not buying anything.

Happy Sunday Karen!! I look forward to all of your posts. Keep up the great work lady! 🙂
Today I decided to go through my makeup- to organize and get rid of anything old or haven’t used in too long. I swear, it’s almost as good as a shopping trip for some new pretties (minus spending $$).

Revlon Color Stay polishes are really rockin’ my world with great colors and amazing longevity of wear!!
Sure wish my two babies, golden retrievers, could go to work with me. They’re such people pleasers and lovers of attention, I know that my kids at school would love them and Riley and Ella would love ’em right back with big, wet kisses! 🙂

I really want to start a vlog/youtube channel and a beauty blog but need help starting one! I’ve always wanted to make a video on putting makeup on without a mirror so hopefully when i jusp start this process i can attempt to do it, LOL.
BTW, your blog is very inspirational and i hope to be as commited to one as you are!

Favorite fairytale: Cinderella- its a classic; and Beauty & the Beast.

My favorite brand of nail polish is probably Zoya. Essie is a close second but the creamy colors can be a little streaky at times. I’m a fan of nail art on other people. I like to see how creative some people can get but I myself stick with the basic manicure with color.

I’ve never had a job where I could brink my kitties to work with me, with one exception. When I was stationed in Panama, my neighbors found a newborn kitten and brought it to me since I was the resident CCL. Since he had to be fed every couple of hours, the Commanding Officer gave me permission to bring him with me to work, as long as he didn’t come to meetings or distract the troops. He came with me on trips to the Atlantic coast, however, and got to know a lot of fleet sailors. I think he peed on half the Pacific Fleet! One ship whose XO had to wait for his ship for a week hanging out at my office always thereafter had a line in their LOGREQs sending their regards to my cat. He was a character, and I miss him dearly.

Trying to stay warm! Just went apartment shopping in the South Bay this week and think i found something in Campbell! Went for a visit and did my mom’s nails in OPI “dating a royal” and mine in a mint green/gold moon mani combo.

I’ve never had a job where pets were allowed…but then, prior to my current “animal companion” (as the pet store calls them), it had been a long time since my last pet anyway, so it was never something that I thought about.

Oh my gosh…considering that I am trying to find the perfect makeup FINALLY in my 40’s…I could so use this and then some! Love your blog because it helps me navigate this overwhelming world of potions, lotions, powders, and all things beauty. Thank you!

My little tabby has been all up in my business today! probably because I am getting things done instead of crashing on the couch after work like I usually do! He isn’t allowed in the office unless one of us is in here so he is loving the window! I’m not complaining, it is nice to have a little buddy following me wherever I go:)